It was still a division of labor, with Alan Wilson talking to Rahman al-Mahdi, while the Sudanese commissioner went to deal with the other one.
"Although the two sides will inevitably have some differences when it comes to looking at the issue, Mr. Rahman, it's not that we don't have a common language. What you want is Sudan's independence, not the so-called common development with Egypt, isn't it?"
Alan Wilson, a descendant of the enemies fought by the British Expeditionary Force, still maintains good self-cultivation.
"I have never denied that in some places, Sudan also shares a common language with Britain." Rahman Mahdi nodded. He is actually very old now. At this age, he has nothing to pursue.
Historically, Sudan and the British had enmity, and his father led Sudan to fight against the British.
But don’t forget that Sudan and Egypt are not without hatred. They also have hatred.
Like South Sudan's worries, Rahman Mahdi's group has much the same ideas as South Sudan's black leader Joseph Agu. Joseph Agu is worried about the Arabs in Sudan. But Rahman Mahdi is worried about
Egyptians, although in a broad sense everyone is Arab.
In the eyes of Rahman Mahdi, Egypt is Egypt and Sudan is Sudan.
Ali Pasha is a national hero to Egypt and a representative of modern Egypt's hard work. However, this kind of historical figure has always been my honey and the other's arsenic. In the eyes of the Sudan, especially the faction of Rahman Mahdi, Ali Pasha
There is no essential difference between Xia and Britain.
This will not change just because both sides believe in the same religion. Egypt's invasion of Sudan was first launched to plunder sufficient mineral resources.
However, many minerals could not be mined due to insufficient technical level. The new army built by Muhammad Ali was also stretched by meaningless consumption. Since it could not generate sufficient profits, it resorted to plundering and plundering to recover costs.
Many Sudanese people who could not pay their taxes were forced to become slaves. In addition, the Egyptian army also took the initiative to plunder slaves and return them to the country. A lot of bloodshed broke out. In order to maintain its rule, Egypt could only continue to increase its troops. In the end, it could only rely on gradual mobilization.
The massacre established rule in Sudan.
Sudan suffered a massive loss of population, squeezed out all its wealth, and destroyed its infrastructure due to the rebellion. The Egyptian military fortress at that time even became Khartoum, the capital of Sudan today. It can be seen that Egypt's invasion and rule caused terrible harm to Sudan.
Next came the much-loved British appearance. In the late period of Ali Pasha, Egypt was already exhausted from years of war. In the end, Ali Pasha's reforms failed. The British then seized the opportunity and turned Egypt and Sudan into colonies.
Alan Wilson was very happy. Rahman Mahdi was already a seventy-year-old man. Even if he could rule Sudan after independence, how many years would it take for him to be independent? He remembered that Sudan entered the country within a few years of independence. Generally, Africa
The country moves from one coup to another on its established path.
It is best to start chaos in Sudan before Joseph Agu becomes independent in South Sudan, so that maybe we can continue to fight in South Sudan and maintain the British presence in South Sudan.
Rahman Mahdi did not know that the British in front of him were looking forward to his early death. Sudan hurriedly entered the daily political chaos of African countries. The constitution of the French Fourth Republic also served this purpose.
At this time, he was still thinking about how to avoid Egypt's influence on Sudan after the British left. After all, among the two major parties in Sudan, Ismail Azari's brother party is closer to Egypt than his National People's Party.
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This does not mean that once Ismail Azari comes to power, Sudan will definitely merge with Egypt, but it is possible, so he once again spoke to confirm, "I don't know if the previous guarantee counts."
"Looking at what Mr. Rahman said, of course it counts." Alan Wilson said with an aggrieved look, "We British have always attached great importance to contracts, but because of the current situation in South Sudan, some details may
There are some variables regarding the problem."
Reasonable people knew that there was little hope of persuading Britain to accept Egypt's full sovereignty over the Sudan, which the Egyptian public now believed was Egypt's right.
Therefore, when the colony becomes larger, this kind of thing will happen. The British attitude is favorable in Sudan, but not necessarily in Egypt. A plan acceptable to Sudan may be objectionable to the Egyptians.
It would be fine if Britain only had interests in one of them, but the problem is that Britain has both Egypt and Sudan.
Alan Wilson had to make a trip to Sudan. He believed that this matter was handled well, and it was a very positive example for the thorny problems faced by Britain in the entire colonial issue.
Now it depends on whether the two colonial commissioners who have experienced the independence of British India can have the skills of a clown and figure out the clown ball in their hands, so that the United States can shut up and not express its position, and passively wait to be dragged into the water by the British. Basically, there will be no problem.
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Now it is about muddying the waters and not offending any party on major issues, including Egypt, which seems to have nothing to do with it. At this time, Alan Wilson has long forgotten that the heroic words at the Cairo Embassy, and what a big stroke of a pen can do
The birth of a new country cannot be known until it starts to get started. How difficult these things are.
After the black protest march in South Sudan was quelled by Joseph Agu, the international community already knew that the black people in South Sudan publicly declared that they were unwilling to stay in the same country as the Arabs because of the slave trade in the 19th century.
Because it involved the slave trade, it actually led to a situation where the United States and the Soviet Union remained silent.
Because of its dark history, the United States cannot express its stance on this. The Soviet Union's ideas are simpler. This is an issue that offends people. Whether you support it or not will offend one of them. It is better to pretend that you have not seen it.
After a flurry of reports in public opinion, just let other countries know what the problem is. Anyway, this is just an excuse to give the South Sudanese lion a big opening.
With the media attention, the protest was over, and it became a matter of course to have another meeting. This time, John, the Sudanese commissioner, was still hosting the meeting, and Alan Wilson was still hiding elsewhere and pretending to be dead.
Before the meeting began, John elaborated on London's attitude and said to several power leaders with different ideas, "Prime Minister Attlee has authorized me to make the following guarantee to the Sudanese people: the constitution and powers of the Sudanese government will not be affected by the recent events.
The Government of the Sudan is actively engaged in the task of preparing the Sudanese people for self-government and preparing the Sudanese people to freely choose their future status. Her Majesty's Government will not allow any deviation from the Government of the Sudan from its mission.
something happened.”
Of course, this kind of official article has no binding force on the representatives of all parties. The only binding thing is that Britain has not left yet. You can make as much noise as you want, but you can never solve the problem on the battlefield.
"There are many black people living in Darfur, and they are not Arabs." After the British government's attitude was conveyed, Joseph Agu directly blackmailed him at the beginning of the negotiations, saying that it was not just South Sudan that wanted to break away from Darfur.
Under the jurisdiction of Toumu, the entire Darfur has nothing to do with Khartoum.
Joseph Agu's opening was a heavy blow, which directly confused Rahman Mahdi and Ismail Azari. Neither of them expected that it would involve Darfur.
But immediately, the two party leaders retorted angrily, and a fierce quarrel broke out with Joseph Agu. The entire Darfur occupies one-fifth of the entire Sudan. If both South Sudan and Darfur break away from Sudan, Sudan will immediately be gone.
half of the land.
Just because there are a small number of black people in two places, half of the land must be taken away from the Arabs who make up the majority of the population. This is not just a matter of provocation, but also a matter of life.
This time the negotiations were even more tense than the last time, and the dialogue between Arabs and blacks was full of gunpowder.
Even York Kidston, who reappeared in the talks, seemed as if he was not participating in an independent meeting, but two feuds issuing ultimatums to each other.
Neither Rahman Mahdi nor Ismail Azari could accept Joseph Agu's unreasonable request. If they accepted it, they would definitely be eliminated as traitors when they returned.
Not surprisingly, this time the talks ended dismally without any results.
At this time, Sudanese Commissioner John once again found York Kidston. Instead of communicating, he complained, "The black people in the south are probably blackmailing. It seems that the hatred between the two parties is indeed irresolvable."
Two days later, at the junction of North and South Sudan, a bloody incident shocked representatives from all parties in Juba. Two Arab settlement villages were massacred, hundreds of people were killed, and the houses where the victims lived were destroyed.
According to the survivors who were lucky enough to survive, a group of black people carried out the massacre with weapons.
The matter was first reported to Khartoum and then to Juba. Juba was negotiating a very important matter. The Sudanese British army immediately dispatched to investigate the massacre site. At the same time, this incident also complicated the talks.
Both Rahman Mahdi and Ismail Azari angrily stated that they were not prepared to negotiate and were still trying to resolve the issue on the battlefield. However, in the end, under pressure from representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States, they did not pay.
For action.
"Joseph, how could you do this?" Alan Wilson accused Joseph Agu head-on. "Don't tell me that it has nothing to do with you, or that you can't control South Sudan's army."
Joseph Agu opened his mouth and finally said, "I must investigate this matter clearly."
When Joseph Agu left, Alan Wilson said to himself, "Is there going to be any problem?"
"Don't worry, absolutely not." Grace replied calmly, "We are quite professional in this kind of thing."